“To ensure you have the best Minecraft experience possible on the PS4” a day one patch will also be incoming on the same day Minecraft PS4 lands on store shelves. .

No prices for the retail version of Minecraft on PS4 have been given but the game is currently £17.99 ($19.99) if you're buying it for the first time digitally or £2.99 ($4.99) if you’re upgrading from the PS3 version on PSN.

Worlds created on PS3 can be moved across to the PS4 version, where you can take advantage of the game’s upgrades, which include a world size 36 times larger than on PS3.